An in-depth manual for staging a private (or public) performance by Istanbul-based artist Cevdet Erek.
SSS: How to imitate the sound of the shore using two hands and a carpet is, at first glance, exactly what it claims to be: an in-depth manual for staging a private (or public) performance, in which one uses both hands and a carpet to imitate the sounds of water making contact with land. Cevdet Erek's book includes diagrams and photographs, which illustrate possible methods for producing this effect, while also addressing theoretical and methodological issues related to the representation of nature.
This publication is an adaptation of Cevdet Erek's artist book SSS – Shore Scene Soundtrack, Theme and Variations for Carpet, originally published in Istanbul in 2007, by BAS (İstanbul Sanat Aras ̧tırmaları Dernegi), in the context of BENT, Artists' Books from Turkey, edited by Banu Cennetoğlu and Philippine Hoegen.
2nd edition (2025).
Cevdet Erek (born 1974) is a Turkish visual artist and musician living and working in Istanbul. He is known for combining sound, rhythm and architecture to create installations, videos, objects and performances characterized by site specificity. Cevdet Erek was the recipient of the Nam Jun Paik Award in 2012 and represented Turkey at the 57th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia in 2017.
